breathing patterns

techcrunch.com

A lot of the gadgets that help people monitor and track their physical health focus on providing feedback related to physical activity for use with tracking workout data and energy expenditure during the day. Now, a new Kickstarter projected called the W/Me band wants to leverage similar data sources, but...

gigaom.com

San Francisco health tech accelerator Rock Health is debuting its latest class. Out of a few hundred applicants, the program said it selected just 3 percent, making its fifth class the most selective yet. The startups are focusing on all kinds of issues – from using big data to accelerate...

thenextweb.com

MIT researchers have released a video detailing new software that is able to amplify variations in successive frames of video that are imperceptible to the naked eye. In other words, this technique, named “Eulerian Video Magnification,” is able to detect patterns (of color and movement) that reveal quite a lot...

www.businessinsider.com

When it comes to integrating technology into cars, Ford has to look outside of the automobile industry and look at big-picture shifts in society. Business Insider spoke with Ford futurist Sheryl Connelly about how the automaker figures out the best technologies to put in its cars. Connelly says Ford has...

techcrunch.com

The finals of Microsoft’ Imagine Cup, the world’s largest student technology competition, are taking place in Sydney this week and StethoCloud, the Melbourne-based home team, is definitely making a good case for Australia’s growing tech scene. The competition’s theme challenged students to build apps that “help solve the toughest problems”...

gigaom.com

One of my New Year’s resolutions is to relax a bit more, stress a bit less, and work on getting a good night’s sleep. Not easy to do, but an ancient technique married with modern technology may be a solution. The only thing more essential to many of us than...

gizmodo.com

The benefits of consistant meditation are too well told. Lower stress, better focus, easier sleep. But despite its inherent simplicity, it can be really tough to learn and practice, especially if relaxation doesn't come naturally. The HeartMath Inner Balance is designed to hold your hand as you learn, which...

pandodaily.com

With the wearable computing and quantified self movements more popular than ever, it’s looking more and more likely that we are approaching the day where we will constantly be collecting data about our every action and the environment around us. Wristbands, headbands, belt clips, and eyewear have been the...

allthingsd.com

Breathe in energy and positivity. Breathe out distractions and bad feelings. Envision a calm place and let yourself go there. Who are you kidding? You’re probably racing to or from work along with hundreds of other people and the anxiety level you feel is indescribably high. You may want to...

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Startup MC10 wants to make wants to take wearable “stretchy electronics” to the next level — where they will not only monitor health conditions but deliver medications or other treatment in a minimally invasive way, said CEO David Ickes. MC10 CEO David Icke speaking at EMtech 2012.y This week, the company...

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People these days are more connected than ever. But with hyperconnectivity comes health risks. It turns out that when people read email, their breathing patterns can change. After tech visionary Linda Stone, a former top researcher at Microsoft, noticed herself holding her breath while doing email, she conducted a study...